Lot 526
  • 526

The Pyatt-Drake-Runyon Family Chippendale Mahogany Tall Case Clock, Labeled by Matthew Egerton, New Brunswick, New Jersey circa 1795

Estimate
20,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Height 91 in. by Width 21 1/2 in. by Depth 11 1/4 in.
appears to retain its original finials and  retains a dark historic surface.

Provenance

Ephriam Pyatt (1737-1813), Piscatawaytown, New Jersey;
Mercy Stelle Pyatt (1744-1821), Piscatawaytown, New Jersey, wife;
Miriam Pyatt Drake, daughter;
Dr. Lewis Drake, Rahway, New Jersey, son;
Ann Pyatt Runyon, Piscatawaytown, New Jersey, niece to Miriam Drake;
Isaac Stelle Runyon (d.1896), Piscatawaytown, New Jersey, son;
Louise Stelle Runyon, Metuchen, New Jersey, daughter;
Gilbert Irving Runyon, son;
Herbert R. Runyon, son;
to the current consignor

Condition

Primary wood is Cherrywood not mahogany as listed in the description. Secondary wood is white pine. Case key and winding key in parts box as well as a piece of the cap of a plinth and the feather of the pendulum. Base panel cracked along height. Proper right side of fret work buckled and cracked. Overall the fretwork has minor holes and loses.
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Catalogue Note

For detailed information on Matthew Egerton see David A. Sperling, "A Summary of the Egerton Family and Their Furniture: What's Attributable, What's Not", Maine Antique Digest, September, October, November 2009 and also online at www.maineantiquedigest.com.